America’s 11 aircraft carriers are the core of our quick reaction and deterrent forces, especially in the Western Pacific where Communist China threatens allies, such as the Philippines and the Republic of China on Taiwan.In order to compete with and confront the United States Red China is building its own carrier force and currently has three aircraft carriers: Liaoning, Shandong, and Fujian. Liaoning began life as a Soviet navy carrier, but the USSR collapsed before it could be finished, and C